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pet•ty



Pronunciation: (pet'ē), [key]
—adj., -ti•er, -ti•est.
1. of little or no importance or consequence: petty grievances.
2. of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc.; minor: petty considerations.
3. having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds.
4. mean or ungenerous in small or trifling things: a petty person.
5. showing or caused by meanness of spirit: a petty revenge.
6. of secondary rank, esp. in relation to others of the same class or kind: petty states; a petty tyrant.

Pet•ty



Pronunciation: (pet'ē), [key]
—n.
1. Richard, born 1937, U.S. racing-car driver.
2. William, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne. See Lansdowne, 1st Marquis of.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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